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Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar releases the new framework for implementation of SVAMITVA Scheme
Property cards distributed in more than 7400 villages; more than 7,00,000 people have benefited from the Scheme
Shri Tomar praises the support provided by various stakeholders and society at large despite the pandemic
Union Minister for Panchayati Raj Shri Narendra Singh Tomar released the new framework for implementation of the SVAMITVA Scheme and Coffee Table Book  to mark the nationwide roll-out of the SVAMITVA Scheme today. The Minister also addressed the States and other stakeholders virtually on this occasion.
The SVAMITVA Framework developed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj provides a detailed roadmap and guidelines for the various States in terms of the Scheme objectives, coverage, various components involved, year-wise funding pattern, survey approach and methodology, stakeholders involved and their roles and responsibility, monitoring and evaluation, and deliverables.
Coffee Table Book on SVAMITVA Scheme is an effort to condense the vast efforts of various stakeholders involved in the implementation of the Scheme, learnings and best practices that have emerged during the course, glimpses of various challenges and success stories and provide a way forward.
The Minister was also updated that property cards have been distributed in more than 7400 villages and more than 7,00,000 beneficiaries have been benefited from the Scheme across the country. The scheme will benefit rural residents by providing them with property cards that can be used for taking loans and the creation of accurate land records for rural planning.
Shri Tomar praised the support provided by various stakeholders and society at large despite the pandemic for the successful implementation of the scheme. It has been seen that beneficiaries have also started to reap benefits of the Scheme and many have availed of bank loans and other financial benefits to construct houses or expand businesses.
The event was virtually joined by all States/UTs – Revenue and Panchayati Raj Secretaries, officers from Department of Science & Technology , Ministry of Civil Aviation , Survey of India , Department of Land Resources , Ministry of Defence  and Directorate General of Civil Aviation .
Background:
SVAMITVA, a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj was nationally launched by the Prime Minister on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day on 24th April 2021 after successful completion of the pilot phase of the Scheme in 9 States. SVAMITVA Scheme aims to provide property rights to the residents of rural inhabited areas in India by using Drone survey and CORS Networks which provides mapping accuracy of 5 cms.
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj  is the Nodal Ministry for implementation of the SVAMITVA scheme. In the States, the Revenue Department/Land Records Department will be the Nodal Department and shall carry out the scheme with the support of State Panchayati Raj Departments.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah pays last respects to former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Kalyan Singh in Atrauli
“With the demise of Shri Kalyan Singh, the Poor and deprived of the country, especially in Uttar Pradesh, have lost their well wisher”
“Shri Kalyan Singh was an important leader in Shri Ramjanmabhoomi movement and he did not think even once before sacrificing power for this movement”
“His entire life was dedicated to the development of Uttar Pradesh and the poor and he always worked tirelessly to make U.P. the best state in the country”
“Babu ji’s demise has left a big void in the country’s political sphere, especially in our party, and it will be very difficult to fill it for a long time to come”
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah paid his last respects today to the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Kalyan Singh at Atrauli. Shri Amit Shah said that the demise of Shri Kalyan Singh is a big loss to his party. In his death, our party has lost its luminary leader who possessed a fighting spirit and the poor and deprived, especially from Uttar Pradesh, have also lost a well wisher.
Union Home Minister said that that Shri Kalyan Singh was an important leader in the Shri RamJanmabhoomi movement and he did not think even once before sacrificing power for this movement. Shri Amit Shah said that at the time of the foundation stone laying ceremony of Shri Ramjanmabhoomi, he had spoken to Babu Ji and he was very happy satisfied and had said that his life’s aim has been achieved.
His life was dedicated to the development of Uttar Pradesh and the welfare of the poor and he always worked tirelessly to make it the best state in the country. Shri Shah said that Shri Kalyan Singh’s rise as an important leader, coming from a very humble background, always fighting for the aims of the ideology, keeping himself dedicated to the poor and backward sections of the society, will always remain inspirational for our party workers.
The Union Home Minister said that Babu ji’s demise has left a big void in the country’s political sphere, especially in our party, and it will be very tough to fill it for a long time to come. Shri Amit Shah said that despite not being active in politics for a long time, the crowds that have gathered to pay their tributes to Babu ji, especially the youth, show that his life left an indelible impression on the public life of Uttar Pradesh.
Shri Amit Shah said all workers of our party pay their sincere respects to Babu ji and we will always keep working for the welfare of the poor and the deprived in Uttar Pradesh. Shri Amit Shah prayed that may the soul of Shri Kalyan Singh rest in peace and his life become a source of inspiration for party workers for many generations to come.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Health Ministry issues advisory on the ongoing Heat Wave
Dr. Harsh Vardhan assumed charge as the Cabinet Minister of Health & Family Welfare, here today. Under his direction, the Health Ministry has issued a health advisory for people to stay safe during the heat wave conditions prevailing in the country. At present, heat wave conditions are prevailing over parts of East U.P, West Rajasthan, Vidarbha, West Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, East Rajasthan, West U.P and East M.P.
Heat waves can cause adverse effects on human health, including other sectors. The Health Ministry has suggested the Dos and Don’ts for the citizens to follow.
Dos:
- Stay indoors and in shaded places.
- Use umbrella/hat/cap/towel when outside.
- Wear thin loose cotton, light colored garments.
- Drink frequently water and salted drinks - lassi, lemon water, fruit juices, ORS . Eat fruits such as water melon, cucumber, lemon, orange etc.
- Take frequent cool bath and reduce room temperature: use window shades/curtains, fan, cooler, air conditioner, cross ventilate room, sprinkle water, keep indoor plants
- Person feeling unwell, specially old aged, young children, pregnant women, those with pre-existing medical conditions, and outdoor workers, should be immediately shifted to a cooler place, put on minimum clothing, be sponged with cold water, applied ice packs wrapped in cloth, and transported to nearest health facility.
Don’ts:
- Going out in the sun, especially between 12:00 noon and 3:00 pm
- Doing strenuous activities when outside in the afternoon.
- Drinking alcohol, tea, coffee and carbonated soft drinks
- Leaving children or pets in parked vehicle.
- Wearing dark colored, synthetic and tight clothing.
Ministry of Home Affairs
President’s Medals to Fire Service, Home Guards  and Civil Defence  personnel on the occasion of Independence Day, 2023
President’s Medal for Gallantry and President’s Medal for Distinguished Services as well as Gallantry Medal and Meritorious Services Medals are awarded to the personnel of Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home Guards on Republic Day and Independence Day each year.
On the occasion of Independence Day, 2023, 53 personnel have been awarded Fire Service Medals.
Out of these, President’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry is awarded to 03 personnel and Fire Service Medal for Gallantry is awarded to 01 personnel for their respective acts of valour and gallantry.
President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service is awarded to 8 personnel and Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service is awarded to 41 personnel for their respective distinguished and meritorious records of services.
In addition, 48 personnel / volunteers are also awarded Home Guards & Civil Defence Medals on the occasion of the Independence Day, 2023.
Of these, President’s Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Distinguished Service and Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Meritorious Service are awarded to 05 personnel / volunteers and 43 personnel / volunteers respectively.
The list of Fire Service Medals and Home Guards & Civil Defence Medals awardees are enclosed as Annexure.
Click here for - List of Fire Service Medals
Click here for - List of Home Guards & Civil Defence Medals
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Introduction of The Indian Institutes of Information Technology  Bill, 2017 in Parliament IIDM Kurnool to be declared as Institute of National Importance
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of The Indian Institutes of Information Technology  Bill, 2017 in Parliament.
The amendment Bill provides for inclusion of Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing , Kurnool along with the other IITs in the Principal Act. Subsequently, IITDM Kurnool will be declared as an institute of National Importance with the power to award degrees to students
The expenditure for the operationalization of IITDM Kurnool is incurred from the Plan funds of the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
The emerging needs of the industry and the economy, as a whole for skilled technical manpower is expected to be met from the talent pool of trained personnel of the Institute. The Institute shall be open to all persons irrespective of gender, caste, creed, disability, domicile, ethnicity, social or economic background.
Background
The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014 confers the status of Institutions of National Importance on the IIITs and also provides for matters connected with administering these IIITs. Subsequently, the Government has approved creation of a new NIT at Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh as embodied in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014. Due to addition of a new IIIT, amendment has to be made in the IIIT Act, 2014. With this, IIITDM. Kurnool will be the fifth Member as a Centrally Funded IIIT.
Academic session has commenced in IITDM Kurnool in two branches of study in 2015-16.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
193.57 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 18,386
Active cases stand at 0.04%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.74%
2,236 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,26,17,810
2,745 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
85.08 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,55,314 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Prime Minister's Office
PM lauds an initiative by Central University of Odisha to organise the Paramparik Kreeda Mahotsava
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has praised an initiative by Central University of Odisha to organise the Paramparik Kreeda Mahotsava to spread awareness about India's rich sporting traditions and diversity.
In reply to the tweet by Union Minister of State, Dr. Subhas Sarkar, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“Laudatory initiative by Central University of Odisha to organise the Paramparik Kreeda Mahotsava to spread awareness about India's rich sporting traditions and diversity.”
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1918629
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
JNPA posts an impressive turnaround time  of just 22 hours , putting India amongst the top performers
A month after the record handling performance for the last FY, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority , India’s premier container port, has achieved another feat when it set a global benchmark in container cargo handling. According to the Logistics Performance Index  Report, 2023, published by the World Bank, JNPA has an impressive turnaround time  of just 22 hours , putting India amongst the top performers.
JNPA was able to achieve the feat due to various measures taken in reducing the dwell time. Most importantly the operational efficiency of the terminal operators has been the biggest contributor along with the better landside- rail and road connectivity, introduction of Centralised Parking Plaza , Digitization of the processes; streamlining berthing and unberthing of vessels; deploying more tugs for smooth transition of the vessel etc. are some of the other initiatives that JNPA has undertaken to facilitate efficient functioning of the port.
Shri Sanjay Sethi, Chairman of JNPA said, “This is exciting news for all of us at JNPA. Just last month, we achieved a record of handling 6.05 million TEUs in 2022-23, the World Bank data reiterates that our efficiency parameters are better than many countries as per LPI 2023 report and we as a team are committed to further reduce the logistics cost and time for the EXIM trade.”
Chairman of JNPA and Deputy Chairman, JNPA congratulated the team for this remarkable achievement.
Ministry of Defence
Development of Combat Management System for Indigenous Aircraft Carrier through Private Sector
The Combat Management System  for the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier  developed with M/s Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division , in collaboration with Weapon and Electronics System Engineering Establishment  and M/s MARS, Russia was handed over by Mr Sukaran Singh, CEO and MD, M/s Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. to Indian Navy/ Chief of Materiel, Vice Admiral GS Pabby, PVSM, AVSM, VSM on 28 Mar 19 at M/s TPSED, Bengaluru, on successful completion of all tests and trials. The event was attended by Rear Admiral Antony George, NM, VSM, ACNS , Rear Admiral SK Nair, NM, ACOM  and other senior officers from the Indian Navy, and M/s TPSED, including firm’s COO, Mr NeeleshTungar and CTO, Mr R. Muralidharan.
This is a major landmark on IN’s thrust towards GoI's policy of 'Make in India' to encourage indigenous development and promoting private industry participation. It also assumes great significance as it is the first CMS developed by a Private Industry for IN and is for India’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier. Prior accepting, the system software and hardware were subjected to rigorous acceptance trials. The system successfully cleared all acceptance tests, endurance and full load trials.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
DoPT denies Media News about extension of working hours of Central Government employees
The attention is drawn to the media news about extension of working hours of Central Government employees by the Department of Personnel and Training , Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. It has been stated in the news item that Central Government employees’ working hours will be changed from 09.00 AM to 07.00 PM. It was also stated that the holiday of Saturday will also be done away with for the Central Government employees.
In this regard, the DoPT clarifies that there is no such proposal under consideration of the Central Government. The media news regarding the extension of working hours and abolition of holiday on Saturday for Central Government employees is false and baseless. There is no oral or unwritten order issued in this regard.
Ministry of Defence
BRO perseveres with Atal Tunnel work through the lockdown, to complete it by September 2020
Proactive measures are being taken by Border Roads Organisation  to complete the work on strategic Atal Tunnel in the Pir Panjal ranges of Himachal Pradesh, which is at the crucial stage of construction.
Road surface works, installation of electro-mechanic fittings including lighting, ventilation and intelligent traffic control systems are being executed. One steel super structure bridge of 100 meter length across river Chandra on the North Portal of the tunnel is also under construction. The work was halted for 10 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
Director General Border Roads Lt Gen Harpal Singh had taken up the matter with Himachal Chief Minister Shri Jai Ram Thakur. This resulted in resumption of work on April 05, 2020 with on-site labour in active coordination with the State Government. Works in Atal Tunnel are being executed with all necessary COVID-19 precautions in place to ensure its completion in September 2020 as planned.
Atal Tunnel is being constructed since Manali-Sarchu-Leh road remains closed for six months every year due to Rohtang Pass being completely snow bound between November and May. The tunnel will connect Manali to Lahaul Valley throughout the year and will reduce the road length of Manali-Rohtang Pass Sarchu-Leh road by 46 kilometres. Besides connecting the people of Lahual to rest of India through the year the tunnel will aid the forward connectivity offering the security forces a major strategic advantage.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s Introduction of President of USA at Houston, Texas
Good morning Houston,
Good morning Texas,
Good morning America,
Greetings to my fellow Indians in India and around the world.
Friends,
This morning we have a very special person with us. He needs no introduction. His name is familiar to every person on the planet.
His names comes up in almost every conversation in the world on global politics. His every word is followed by tens of millions.
He was a household name and very popular even before he won on to occupy the highest office in this great country.
From CEO to Commander-in-Chief, from boardroom to the Oval Office, from studios to global stage, from politics to the economy and to security he has left a deep and lasting impact everywhere.
Today he is here with us. It is my honor and privilege to welcome here in this magnificent stadium and magnificent gathering.
And I can say I had a chance to meet him often and every time I found the friendliness, warmth, energy, the President of the United States of America – Mr. Donald Trump.
This is extraordinary, this is unprecedented.
Friends,
As I told you we have met a few times and every time he has been the same warm, friendly, accessible, energetic and full of wit. I admire him for something more.
His sense of leadership, a passion for America, a concern for every American, a belief in American future and a strong resolve to Make America Great Again.
And he has already made the American economy strong again. He has achieved much for the United States and for the world.
Friends,
We in India have connected well with President Trump. The words of candidate Trump – Abki Baar Trump Sarkar rang loud and clear and his celebration in the White House lit up millions of faces with joy and appreciation.
When I met him for the first time he said to me, ‘India has true friend in White House.’ Your presence here today is great testimony to that.
In these years our two nations have taken the relationships to new heights. Mr. President this morning in Houston, you can hear the heartbeat of this great partnership in this celebration of the world’s two largest democracies.
You can feel the strength and depth of human bonds between our two great nations. People are at the heart of all relationships from Houston to Hyderabad, from Boston to Bengaluru, from Chicago to Shimla, from Los Angeles to Ludhiana, from New Jersey to New Delhi.
Hundreds of millions are glued to their TV even though it is rather late on a Sunday night in India millions around the world, in different time zones are with us today. They are witnessing history in the making.
Mr. President, you had introduced me to your family in 2017 and today I have the honor to introduce you to my family, over a billion Indians and people of Indian heritage around the globe.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my friend, a friend of India, a great American President Mr. Donald Trump.
PIB Headquarters
“Dak Adalat”
Tamilnadu Postal Circle, Department of Posts, India will conduct a Circle level ‘Dak Adalat’ on 11.12.2019  at 11.30 hours in Office of the Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.
Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai-600 002 and Chairperson of Circle Dak Adalat will hear the grievances of Customers of Postal Department personally and redress their grievances. Customers may send their grievances on Postal Services to Smt. M.Vijayalakshmi, Assistant Director , O/o the Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai-600 002 on or before 27.11.2019. Customers can also send their grievances through email at pq.tn@indiapost.gov.in, with the caption Dak Adalat.
The complaints regarding disposal of MO / Registered/ Speed/VP/Insured articles booked by the customers should contain full details such as, article number, date and office of booking, full address of sender and the addressee. If the complaint is about the Savings Scheme or Postal Life Insurance, Account Number, PLI Policy Number, Name and address of the Depositor/Insurant, Name of the Post office, the details of the recovery and any other reference of the Postal Department, if available, should be furnished, according to a press release issued by Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai-600 002.
Special Service and Features
Vigilance Awareness Week observance begins at SAI LNCPE
Vigilance Awareness Week observance began at SAI LNCPE, Thiruvananthapuram under Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Dr. Devendra Kumar Dhodawat, Principal Secretary, Governor of Kerala formally inaugurated the Vigilance Week. Dr. G. Kishore, Principal & Director, SAI-LNCPE Region presided over the function. Dr.George Mathews, Associate Professor delivered the welcome address. Sh.Mohandas T P, Director proposed the vote of thanks. This year’s theme for the Vigilance Awareness Week is 'Corruption free India for a developed Nation'. Trainees, students, faculty members and staff attended the function.